The chemical history of a candle / / Michael Faraday ; edited and introduced by Frank A. J. L. James
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Faraday Michael
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| Titolo: |
The chemical history of a candle / / Michael Faraday ; edited and introduced by Frank A. J. L. James
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2011 |
| ©2011 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (203 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 540 |
| Soggetto topico: | Chemistry |
| Combustion | |
| Candles | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Persona (resp. second.): | JamesFrank A. J. L. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di contenuto: | ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""List of Plates""; ""Introduction""; ""Note on the Published Text""; ""The Text""; ""LECTURE I: A Candle: The Flame-Its Sources-Structure-Mobility-Brightness""; ""LECTURE II: Brightness of the Flame-Air Necessary for Combustion-Production of Water""; ""LECTURE III: Products: Water from the Combustion-Nature of Water-A Compound-Hydrogen""; ""LECTURE IV: Hydrogen in the Candle-Burns into Water-The Other Part of Water-Oxygen"" |
| ""LECTURE V: Oxygen Present in the Air-Nature of The Atmosphere-Its Properties-Other Products from the Candle-Carbonic Acid-Its Properties""""LECTURE VI: Carbon or Charcoal-Coal Gas-Respiration and its Analogy to the Burning of a Candle-Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""The Facsimile""; ""Original Page Running Heads"" | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Michael Faraday's celebrated series of lectures,The Chemical History of a Candle, turned into one of the most successful science books ever published and was a classic work of Victorian popular science. They also reflect how Faraday, the bookbinder's apprentice turned scientist, was a remarkable communicator of science.First published in 1861 they have remained continuously in print ever since. Covering a wide range of basic scientific knowledge, much of which still has relevance today, The Chemical History of a Candle draws out the science behind the candle flame; a familiar yet complex examp |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The chemical history of a candle |
| ISBN: | 0-19-161958-2 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910458155803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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